Sullivan’s Irish Brigade is coming back for a fourth year of Relay for Life fundraising with the wine, craft beer and root beer tasting event from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at the Pontiac VFW.New to the lineup this year...

Sheral A. Christensen, 62, of Emington, passed away at 4:46 p.m. Saturday, March 28, 2015, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.Her funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Duffy-Baier-Snedecor Funeral Home,...

Mary Eileen Johnson, 92, of Saunemin, passed away at 6:40 a.m. Monday, March 30, 2015, at Evenglow Lodge Tjardes Health Center in Pontiac.Her funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John’s Lutheran Church in...

Robert L. Melvin, 85, of Pontiac, died at 4:05 p.m. Friday, March 27, 2015, at Woodridge of Pontiac Supportive Living Residence.His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. today at the First Lutheran Church, Pontiac, with Rev. Mark Knappe...

John A. Schopp, 81, of Chenoa, died at 9:20 a.m. Thursday, March 26, 2015, at his residence in Chenoa.A funeral Mass was held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Chenoa, with Father Carl LoPresti officiating.

On the second Sunday of each month, a group of pickers, pluckers and singers have been engaging their musical talents in the basement of Evenglow Lodge. The Evenglow Circle Jam, as organizer John Leenders and the players...